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Mr. Rolland Picard

Verdun, Quebec

Decorations for Bravery

  • Medal of Bravery

    Awarded on: 1982-06-07
    Invested on: 1982-10-06
    Darlene Doskas, M.B. Kenny Doskas, M.B. Rolland Picard, M.B. Medal of Bravery On 13 January 1980, Darlene Doskas, her brother Kenny Doskas and Rolland Picard came running down to the shore when told that a five-year-old friend had fallen in the water. Nine-year-old Kenny crawled out on the thin ice and seized the child by the arms but was not strong enough to pull him out. Rolland, twelve years of age, then approached the edge of the ice and, clutching the end of a hockey stick held out to him by Darlene, aged ten, completed the rescue. But for their prompt action and united efforts the young boy could not have long remained afloat in the icy St. Lawrence.